Caught is a Canadian crime drama television series written and produced by Allan Hawco that debuted on CBC Television on February 26, 2018.[1] Based on the 2014 novel by Lisa Moore,[2] Caught is about a drug dealer who, with the help of a corrupt cop, makes a daring jailbreak from a New Brunswick prison in 1978, and travels across the globe to hunt down his drug king-pin ex-partner.
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| Genre | Crime Drama |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Allan Hawco Alex Patrick Peter Blackie Rob Blackie Perry Chafe |
| Producer | John Vatcher |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | February 26, 2018 |
Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle) was presented with the story by eOne's Tecca Crosby (SVP, Scripted Development) and was eager to take on the project due to its rich story and characters. The series was produced by Take The Shot with CBC in Canada, with distribution handled by eOne.[3]
Cast
edit- Allan Hawco as David Slaney: a drug dealer who escapes from prison in 1978 to undertake another heist[1]
- Paul Gross as Roy Patterson: an alcoholic renegade detective
- Eric Johnson as Brian Hearn: Slaney's former partner in crime
- Tori Anderson as Ada
- Enuka Okuma as KC Williams
- Greg Bryk as Cyril Carter
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "The Break"[4] | T.J. Scott | Perry Chafe, Allan Hawco and John Krizanc | February 26, 2018 | |
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David Slaney agrees to go undercover and breaks out of prison with the help of rogue detective Roy Patterson in an effort to apprehend Slaney's old partner in crime Brian Hearn. | |||||
| 2 | "Old Wounds" | T.J. Scott | Perry Chafe, Allan Hawco and John Krizanc | March 5, 2018 | |
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Slaney heads to Montreal to pick up money for a drug deal and meets up with an old business acquaintance. | |||||
| 3 | "Just Trust Me" | T.J. Scott | Perry Chafe, Allan Hawco and John Krizanc | March 12, 2018 | |
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Slaney meets up with Hearn in Cancun with Patterson and KC in close pursuit. | |||||
| 4 | "Like Old Times" | John Vatcher | Julia Cohen, Allan Hawco and John Krizanc | March 19, 2018 | |
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Slaney and Hearn get ready to meet a new drug supplier. Hearn asks Ada to spy on Slaney. | |||||
| 5 | "Bone Dog" | John Vatcher | Adriana Maggs, Allan Hawco and John Krizanc | March 26, 2018 | |
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Slaney heads to Colombia with Ada to pick up the money for the drug deal. The DEA and RCMP are closing in. | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Here's your first look at the CBC adaptation of Lisa Moore's Caught". CBC Books, January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Allan Hawco brings adaptation of Lisa Moore’s prison-escape adventure Caught to CBC". Quill & Quire, May 24, 2017.
- ^ "How CBC thriller Caught went from page to production". Playback, June 2, 2017.
- ^ "Season 1 - Episode 1: The Break - Caught". CBC, February 28, 2018.
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